David K reminded me that I have been absent since 2016. Come to find out that I totally spaced it. Jun10-16th 2017 As usual our group throughly
enjoyed our stay. Have lived in San Diego county since 1976. Moved to Washingtion St. 2018. Due to distance, we are looking to make the trip every
other year. Starting in June of 2020. Here are some Phots of last trip. On a bummer of a note we lost our dog Hanky this year. He is in many of the
previous trip pictures. We will sorely miss our Baja Buddy.

Sorry, I had to resize/compress my pictures as I hit the total size limit. So I can upload more pictures.

Using old freezer to good use,blocks of ice

Deflating tires are always tricky on fully loaded pigs
Setting up first day is pain! but man that first beer is really really good!

StuckSucks, Yes we do anchor outer poles. Although when the wind speed approaches 20 mph range, we just lower them. Next step after that is to remove
the tarps completley, we've done that few times in the past.

So nice to see you having so much fun on the island! You guys really camp in style, what with an ice maker and all!

We had a Memorial Day weekend camp in 2017 on the island... no wind, was nice.. until my step-son was hit by a stingray. It was a super low tide and
he and my grandson were super far out walking in a few inches of water when it hit his foot. So much pain! Did the hot water treatment for a good hour
+ and tea tree oil to prevent infection.

We set up camp on the lagoon side of the island which is great, calm water for little kids and us, too...

Wow! Yes, you do camp in style.
Sorry your dog passed, looks like he had the best life possible <3

You ran an ice maker off 100 watts? I didnât even know they made portable ice makers but thatâs incredible.
Ever able to run anything like a blender off solar? Iâve never been able to, not even off 200 watts of solar.

Thank you for the pics, what is that in your old freezer? Cement blocks?

Wow! Yes, you do camp in style.
Sorry your dog passed, looks like he had the best life possible <3

You ran an ice maker off 100 watts? I didnât even know they made portable ice makers but thatâs incredible.
Ever able to run anything like a blender off solar? Iâve never been able to, not even off 200 watts of solar.

Thank you for the pics, what is that in your old freezer? Cement blocks?

Thanks for the comforting words about our buddy.
That ice maker is hooked up to a battery powered dc to ac inverter. 100 watt solar panel seem to keep our battery topped off.
Those ice blocks actually did felt like concrete blocks, when loading up in our coolers.

Wind is a funny thing... and can wreck your camp. My kids and I were 'blown off' the island in 2002 when a super strong wind suddenly hit in the
middle of the night. We took down our tents and sun canopy and left and that was after two beautiful days and nights there.

The next big bad wind was on 4th of July weekend, 2011. A perfect start of the vacation on the island and just as it was getting dark and our campfire
was going, the wind hit suddenly. It was the worst, hurricane strong. It destroyed the sun canopy, and before I could cover the fire, embers from it
burned our daughter's sleeping bag. She ended up sleeping in my truck and Elizabeth and I hunkered down in our tent that was ripped with sand blowing
into it.

So beautiful and calm the day before the wind it:

As it turned out, this was the wind that sank the fishing boat (was the Erik) near Gonzaga Bay.

"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez

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"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others
cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." - Jim Rohn

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